Steller's eider  (Polysticta stelleri)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Anseriformes
Family Anatidae
Genus Polysticta (1)
Size Length: 45 cm (2)

Status

Steller's eider is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1) and is listed on Appendices I and II of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) (3). It is also listed on Annex 2 of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (4), as a US Threatened Species under the US Endangered Species Act in 1997 (5), and as an Alaskan Species of Special Concern (2).